The Freakley and Ainley partnership, based in Leicester and Rochdale in England, was formed in 2002 and has enjoyed a highly sucessful record at the Budgerigar Society Club Show, including back to back Best In Show awards in 2007 and 2008.

The DVD, entitled “FA1 – The Freakley & Ainley Partnership”, is a full colour professionally produced 90 minute film.

Packed with tips from the partnership, the DVD provides a rare insight into champion budgerigar breeders and exhibitors.

Features include:

• Bird room design
• Feeding
• Pairing
• Show preparation
• Interviews with leading fanciers

The DVD also features exclusive footage of the 2009 World Show.

The DVD can be purchased online via the Freakley and Ainley website: www.fa1-stud.co.uk

A preview of the film can be viewed here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DhvJi4QNsL4

The VGC says:

The VGC have, for some time now, planned to organise an annual contact day.

One day on which all breeders can subscribe to various topics – such as innovations and other issues related to our hobby. It is also a day to optimise relationships in an atmosphere of conviviality during lunch or in the café.

Our parent club, the Dutch Budgerigar Society (NGC), held a major budgerigar symposium in October 2008 and in imitation of this great initiative we have now introduced it in Belgium. So our first annual contact day will be a budgerigar symposium.

Full details of the symposium can be found onthe VGC website, here: VGC Budgie Symposium

Applications to attend the symposium close on Sunday, February 21st, 2010.

A View To The Future

One of the many highlights at the symposium, is the premiere of “Jac Cuyten & Co, A View To The Future”.

This is a new film, by leading Dutch film maker Harry van Doorne, of Jac Cuyten, the Dutch champion breeder, author of “All About Feathers” and someone with a great vision of the modern bird.

A preview of the film can be viewed here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jI3ISJq58Cs